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2964124, RE: man's, it's so complicated
Posted by murph71, Thu Apr-28-16 06:24 AM

>1) Get the albums rereleased in some nice formats (again,
>Columbia did well with Miles, or Rhino with Costello (although
>Costello had a *huge* hand in those album releases from the
>early '00s). Good liners, a handful or 2nd disc of critical
>bonus tracks from the period. This is the first big goal and
>should be the first round to come out.
>2) Plan some compilation releases that compile the "best of"
>unreleased and little known material. These could be curated
>by ex-bandmembers or engineers or whatnot.
>3) Bootleg series of live shows a la Dylan: these are going to
>be a must-do eventually, and again Columbia does them right.
>Get a schedule going and release 1 or 2 a year. Start with the
>classics... full performances with little editing except for
>time.
>4) The completist sets (like the Davis ones)
>
>But what do I know? I want it all, and thinking about this
>shit and typing this out makes me feel uncomfortable...


This^^^^^^....I'm with u 100 percent.....